Toots Hibbert, pioneering reggae star, dies aged 77
by Ben Beaumont-Thomas from World news | The Guardian on (#581W3)
Frontman of Toots and the Maytals helped make reggae globally famous
Toots Hibbert, whose glorious songcraft as frontman of Toots and the Maytals helped make reggae globally famous, has died aged 77.
A statement from his family on Saturday read: It is with the heaviest of hearts to announce that Frederick Nathaniel Toots" Hibbert passed away peacefully tonight, surrounded by his family at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.
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